Anwar Hossain (6 October 1948 – 1 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi photographer and cinematographer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography a record five times for the films Sundori (1979), Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980), Puraskar (1983),

Anya Jibon ''Anya Jibon'' ( bn, অন্য জীবন) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film that was released in 1995. The film's screenplay and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sheikh Niamat Ali and also produced the film from his own banner S Niamot ...

(1995) and Lalsalu (2003).

Early life and education

Hossain was born in

Old Dhaka Old Dhaka ( bn, পুরান ঢাকা, Puran Dhaka) is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar ( bn, জাহাঙ্গীরনগ� ...

in 1948. He completed his SSC from Armanitola Government High School and HSC from

Notre Dame College, Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka ( bn, নটর ডেম কলেজ, ঢাকা), also known as NDC, is a Catholic higher secondary school (in the Indian subcontinent, as in the United Kingdom, higher secondary schools comprising the 11th and 12 ...

in 1965 and 1967 respectively. He graduated in architecture from

BUET Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known by the acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School, it is the oldest institution for the study ...

and a diploma in cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of Pune, India.

Career

Hossain started his photography career in 1967. His photography captured the

Liberation War of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

. Hossain worked as a cinematographer of total 15 fictions and 30 documentary films.

Personal life and death

Hossain married to Bangladeshi film actress and writer

Dolly Anwar Dolly Anwar (; 1 July 1948 – 3 July 1991) was a Bangladeshi stage, television and film actress and writer and editor of ''Saatdin'' magazine. She was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film ''Surjo Dighol ...

in 1979. Anwar committed suicide on 3 July 1991. Hossain migrated to France after the death of his first wife in 1991. In 1993, he married a French woman and had two sons together. Hossain was found dead in the Olio Dream Haven hotel in

Panthapath Pantapath is an important east west road in Karwan Bazar area of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. It connects Tongi Diversion road, Mymenshing Road (now Old Airport Road) and Mirpur Road. It is home to one of South Asia's largest shopping c ...

area in Dhaka on 1 December 2018. He had been staying at this hotel as he was serving as a judge for a local photography competition.

Films

* ''

Surja Dighal Bari ''Surja Dighal Bari'' (''The Ominous House'') is a 1979 Bangladeshi feature film directed and produced by Sheikh Niamat Ali and Masihuddin Shaker. The screenplay was based on Abu Ishaque's 1955 novel of the same title. It was the first film made fr ...

'' (''La Maison Tragique''), 1979 * '' Emiler Goenda Bahini'', 1980 * ''Bostrobalikara: Garment Girls of Bangladesh'' (TV documentary) * ''Dahan'' 1985 * ''

'' 1995 * ''Nadir Naam Madhumati'' (''A River Named Madhumati''), 1994 * '' Chitra Nodir Pare'' (''Quiet Flows the River Chitra''), 1999 * '' Lalsalu'', 2002 * ''

Shyamol Chhaya ''Shyamol Chhaya'' ( bn, শ্যামল ছায়া; English: ''The Green Shade'') is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was released on 16 December 2004. Written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. Stars Humayun Faridi, Challenger, Ria ...

'', 2004 * ''Three Beauties'' (producer), 2006 * ''Swapnabhumi: The Promised Land'', 2007

Awards and honors

* Sole Jury, Commonwealth photo contest, Cyprus, 1980 * Principal National Jury, Bangladesh, 2008–2011

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Anwar 1948 births 2018 deaths People from Dhaka Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni Bangladeshi photographers Bangladeshi cinematographers Best Cinematographer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni